Leucauge fastigata, the pear-shaped leucauge, is a species of spiders in the family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers). It is found in India to Philippines and Sulawesi.
Members of the species have silvery or golden spots on the abdomen. They are elongated spiders with long legs and chelicerae.
They are orb web weavers, weaving small orb webs with an open hub and few, wide-set radii and spirals. The webs have no signal line and no retreat. The web is a large horizontally-placed orb structure with a diameter of more than a metre. The entire web is often suspended by several long strands of silk attached to branches and leaves nearby.
This species is separated from other Leucauge spiders by its pear-shaped abdomen and its unique fourth leg. In addition to the two rows of curved hairs (characteristic of Leucauge), this leg also has a thick brush of spines which are not present in most other species of Leucauge.
Leucauge fastigata, the pear-shaped leucauge, is a species of spiders in the family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers). It is found in India to Philippines and Sulawesi.
Members of the species have silvery or golden spots on the abdomen. They are elongated spiders with long legs and chelicerae.
They are orb web weavers, weaving small orb webs with an open hub and few, wide-set radii and spirals. The webs have no signal line and no retreat. The web is a large horizontally-placed orb structure with a diameter of more than a metre. The entire web is often suspended by several long strands of silk attached to branches and leaves nearby.
This species is separated from other Leucauge spiders by its pear-shaped abdomen and its unique fourth leg. In addition to the two rows of curved hairs (characteristic of Leucauge), this leg also has a thick brush of spines which are not present in most other species of Leucauge.
WebsLeucauge fastigata est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Tetragnathidae[1].
Cette espèce se rencontre de l'Inde aux Philippines[1].
La carapace de la femelle holotype mesure 3,5 mm et l'abdomen 7 mm[2].
Leucauge fastigata et sa toile, dans le Madhya Pradesh en Inde.
Selon World Spider Catalog (version 20.5, 02/11/2019)[3] :
Cette espèce a été décrite sous le protonyme Meta fastigata par Eugène Simon en 1877. Elle est placée dans le genre Callinethis par Thorell en 1887[4], dans le genre Argyroepeira par Simon en 1894[5], dans le genre Leucauge en 1905[6], dans le genre Opadometa par Archer en 1951[7] puis dans le genre Leucauge par Ballesteros et Hormiga en 2021[8].
Leucauge fastigata est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Tetragnathidae.
Opadometa fastigata is een spinnensoort in de taxonomische indeling van de strekspinnen.[1]
Het dier behoort tot het geslacht Opadometa. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1877 door Eugène Simon.
Opadometa fastigata là một loài nhện trong họ Tetragnathidae.[1]
Loài này thuộc chi Opadometa. Opadometa fastigata được Eugène Simon miêu tả năm 1877.
Opadometa fastigata là một loài nhện trong họ Tetragnathidae.
Loài này thuộc chi Opadometa. Opadometa fastigata được Eugène Simon miêu tả năm 1877.